Green Infrastructure and Climate Resilience by Maria Korneyko... - 9783031957956

Green Infrastructure and Climate ResilienceProceedings of Smart and Sustainable Cities 2024\nAuthor(s): Maria Korneykova, Viacheslav Vasenev, Elvira Dovletyarova, Riccardo Valentini, Anna Gunina, Anton Poddubsky, Zhongqi Cheng\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Springer International Publishing AG\nISBN-13: 9783031957956, 978-3031957956\nSynopsis\nThis book covers the integration of green-gray infrastructure and the development of climate-resilient cities. Climate change and urbanization are the principal global environmental challenges. Up to 70% of the world population is projected to live in cities by 2050. How will this rapid urbanization alter the face of the world? What are the environmental consequences of megacities?? expansion? What are smart solutions to make life in cities safe, comfortable and environmentally friendly? These and other important questions are addressed by the conferences Smart and Sustainable Cities (S.